School Roundup: Swampscott golfers open season with win over Classical

The Lynn Classical and Swampscott golf teams opened their 2011 seasons under tough conditions at Tedesco CC in Marblehead on Tuesday.Steel-gray skies gave way to showers as the day moved on as the Big Blue claimed six of eight matches to take a 40 1/2-31 1/2 win over a much-improved Classical squad.”We had three first-time (varsity) players win, so it was nice to see those new faces come through,” Swampscott coach Linda Portnoy said.The two teams were locked in a close match through five players as the Big Blue had a scant five-point lead with three matches left. The decisive blow came at No. 6, where Peter Wright scored an 8-1 win in his first varsity outing.The day’s best match came at No. 1, where Trevor Massey shot 38 to outlast Classical’s Steve Nelson, 5-4. Also winning for Swampscott were Gino Cresta at No. 2, 5 1/2-3 1/2; Matt Videtta at No. 4, 5 1/2-3 1/2; Cameron Swigor at five, 5 1/2-3 1/2 and Derek Mayo at No. 7, 5-4.The Rams got their wins from Eric Brazell at No. 3 (5 1/2-3 1/2) and Brandon O’Neil at No. 8 (6 1/2-2 1/2).”That’s the closest we’ve come to them in a long time. My kids played really well,” Classical coach Jack Morrison said.St. Mary’s 164, Lowell Catholic 119At Gannon Golf Course, all nine Spartan starters recorded 20 or more points en route to a convincing win in their season opener.Cam O’Neill led the way with a team-high 29 points while Chris Price had 27 and Ryan Madden made eagle at the 15th en route to 24 points. Bradley Dill also eagled the 15th en route to 21 points, the same number as Sean Mahar, Justin Lappin and Kevin Dusablon.Sean MacBurnie’s 20-point effort capped the St. Mary’s win.”I was very happy with the consistency we had through the lineup,” St. Mary’s coach Jay Fiste said.Saugus 50, English 22At Gannon Golf Course, the Sachems won six of the eight pairings to take a win that was much closer than the score would indicate.Cam Norton won 7 1/2-1 1/2 at No. 1; Dan Groark was a 5 1/2-3 1/2 winner at No. 3; Nick Hegarty was a 6 1/2-2 1/2 winner at No. 4; Kevin Maggiore won 9-0 at No. 6; Kevin Sweeney and Tyler Stretton completed the day with 7-2 wins in the final two matches.The Bulldogs (0-1) got a 5 1/2-3 1/2 win from Joe Calnan at No. 2 and a 5-4 win by Dan Rustani at No. 5.Salem 45.5, Gloucester 26.5At Olde Salem Greens, the Witches breezed to a convincing win in their opener. Kyle Gauthier led the way with a 6-3 win at the top of the order while his brother Dan anchored with a 5-4 win at No. 8.Also winning were Tim Richmond at No. 2; Will Parr at No. 4; Matt Cocozella at five and Joey Malionek at No. 6.VOLLEYBALLFenwick 3, Matignon 0At Cambridge, the Crusaders breezed to 25-17, 25-21 and 25-18 wins in the sweep of the Warriors. Jen Crovo had seven kills while Christine Smaltz, Christine Beach and Tess McLaughlin combined for 16 assists.